3.0.0 2883 2023-01-11T13:24:27Z 2023-01-11T13:24:27Z House H HR 2013-07-31 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COOPER:H.R. 2883.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H5261]]]> hsap00 Appropriations Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-07-31T14:04:00Z 2013-07-31 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsap00 Appropriations Committee 2013-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 N R000570 Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1] PAUL RYAN R WI 1 2013-07-31 True Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Congressional oversight Defense spending Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Economics and Public Finance 00 2013-07-31 Introduced in House 2013-11-14T22:21:50Z Defense Flexibility Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to transfer amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) in any of FY2014-FY2021 that are subject to reduction under a sequestration order issued pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 between such appropriations to address an urgent national priority or the consequences of a national emergency resulting from such sequestration.

Limits the amount transferred to an appropriation under this Act to the amount by which such appropriation is reduced under the sequestration order. Prohibits obligation of transferred amounts unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Armed Services Committees at least 30 days in advance of such transfer.

]]> Defense Flexibility Act Display Title Defense Flexibility Act Official Title as Introduced To provide, for purposes of mitigating the effects of a sequestration, the Secretary of Defense transfer authority with respect to amounts made available to the Department of Defense in fiscal years 2014 through 2021, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Defense Flexibility Act Introduced in House 2013-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2883ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2883ih.xml 2013-07-31 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.